Save The Children - Coordinator - Corporate Partnerships

The incumbent is responsible for achieving the fundraising targets from corporate donors, in alignment with the fundraising strategy for the team.

The role focusses on gathering business and market intelligence, including donor and competitor information to identify and then pursue new funding opportunities aligned with SC's geographic and thematic priorities (Big Ideas), along with positioning Save the Children among potential corporate donors, as the leading child rights organization in India.

The role also helps deliver on account management strategies for current and new key accounts, with a focus on identifying opportunities, positioning for and responding to those, and securing funds.

Role & responsibilities:

- Achieve new raise targets (multi-year grants) by identifying, approaching and procuring funds from potential corporate donors.

- Map, assess, build relationships with, and pursue new domestic and international donors as required, in alignment with SC India's resource mobilization and programmatic strategy.

- Develop presentations and customized collateral for prospective partners/donors.

- Facilitate the proposal development process.

- Serve as a bridge between external donors / stakeholders and internal teams (programming, operations, awards, finance etc.)

- Utilize available tools for fundraising and participate in capacity building initiatives.

- Support grant negotiations as needed - and work with Award Management to ensure orientation and handover to Operations, Program Thematic, Finance, Awards of new grants and clear understanding of accountabilities for trouble-shooting and addressing implementation issues.

- Identify events, conferences and speaking engagements that raise the visibility of Save the Children and our work among the potential donors.

- Identify other innovative ways of fundraising particularly through cause-related marketing, workplace giving, and employee engagement partnerships.

- Readiness to work in irregular hours during events, emergency response etc. as and when required.